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06-05-2006, 03:37 PM
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Building An Ultimate Gaming Pc..... Opinions And Suggestions Please!!!
This is my First Build!
My Ultimate Gaming PC Will Consist As Of Now These Components: Case: ASPIRE X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-SS Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811144101 PSU: HIPER HPU-4S580-MS ATX12V 580W Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817128003 Motherboard: ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce SPP 100 ATX AMD http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131568 CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16819103544 Memory: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model Twinx2048-3200c2pt http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16820145575 Hard-Drive: (3) Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 300 MB/s -Raid 5 Setup http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822144701 Video Card: (2) XFX PV-T71F-YDF9 GeForce 7900 GTX (665MHz) 512MB PCI Express x16 http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814150142 PCI Extra: BFG Tech BFGRPHYSX128P PhysX Processing Unit 128MB GDDR3 PCI Physics Card http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814143055 Sound Card: Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum http://www.soundblaster.com/products...4&product=4915 CD-Drive: LITE-ON 16X DVD±R DVD Burner W/ LightScribe and 5X DVD-RAM Write http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16827106023 Floppy-Drive: SAMSUNG Beige 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy Drive http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16821103202 Please Respond and gve me YOUR opinions!! Last edited by sswank1124; 06-05-2006 at 04:07 PM. |
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06-05-2006, 04:18 PM
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I just built a computer with that motherboard and the documentation was a little lacking. Not in quantity but in quality. It was my first build and i figured it out so don't be too worried. I have an ATI Radeon X1900XT which is very comparable to the video card you picked out, and you definatly don't need that physics processor with two of those. All games run maxed out on my computer at 1600x1200. You processor is more powerful than mine as well. I would say ditch the physics processor for now, and way down the road if you need a little more oomph you can pick it up, but for now it wont be necessary. Also isn't 3 250gb hard drives a bit much? Why do you need that much space? Make sure that power supply is enough for all that as well. I dont know if it is or not, but two 7900gtx's will suck a lot of juice. Definatly will run any game available maxed for a long time i bet. I would suggest using that physics card money to pick up a sweet monitor and/or speakers to compliment your gaming beast.
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06-05-2006, 04:44 PM
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A few hitches
Looks pretty good. I'm not familiar with HIPER for the PSU, so I can't say that I' m 100% comfortable with that choice.
I'm also not too familiar with the case and how your heat dissipation is, since I don't see any additional plans for heat management in your list. As to the PPU, 2 GPU cards do not make the PPU redudant, at least not at this point. If you are looking at playing the handful of games that support Ageia right now, and have the money, I'd say go for it. If you're getting it just because it's available, I'd say wait. If you do get it, make sure you download the most recent drivers, as the ones the card shipped with are far inferior, according to reports. Everything else looks pretty solid. Ultimate? Perhaps not. Very, very nice? Definitely. Have fun. |
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06-05-2006, 04:50 PM
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That looks like a good build, and a quick system.
The Hiper power supply you chose is an excellent unit (I have one myself), but it's not suitable for two of those extremely powerful cards. Here's the list of SLI Certified units, choose one from the TOP list - those certified for dual 7900GTX cards. http://www.slizone.com/object/slizon..._powersupplies I've heard good reports about the 700w FSP unit, and it's available on Newegg. I'd also consider going with eVGA as a manufacturer for your video cards. I believe XFX have associations with PC Chips, which is not a good thing quality-wise. FK
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06-05-2006, 04:52 PM
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if you are considering an ulitimate gaming rig. i would start looking for AM2 boards. if you are on a strict budget then i would stick to what you have.
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06-05-2006, 05:54 PM
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I'd go for the X-FI sound card over the olde Audigy 2ZS. It supports extra settings on games like BF2.
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06-05-2006, 06:12 PM
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You really shouldn't start more than one thread on the same subject... I'll keep this one open for you since it has the poll and close the other one.
I'll repeat what I said in the other one though... don't bother with the RAID.. when it works, it's ok at best, when it doesn't you're going to be cursing the lack of reliability on your gaming rig where you want stability... you're not really going to notice that much of a speed difference anyway.. only in the benchmarks.
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06-05-2006, 07:13 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16814130023
Throw that card into your machine, I'm starting to drool over it and need someone to test it out for me. |
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06-05-2006, 11:16 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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Suggestions on a company to buy a geforce 7900gtx from!
Ive heard a lot of gossip about which company makes the best and most reliable cards but i need to know from the experts. Who should i buy my geforce 7900gtx from??
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06-06-2006, 12:22 AM
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eVGA.
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